Peptide or Protein

Lectins

AMW:CHEM:121776

Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition.

Biochemistry biochemical

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Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1 has parent Lectins

Selectins has parent Lectins

Calnexin has parent Lectins

Calreticulin has parent Lectins

Discoidins has parent Lectins

Ficolins has parent Lectins

Lectins, C-Type has parent Lectins

Galectins has parent Lectins

Mannose-Binding Lectins has parent Lectins

Plant Lectins has parent Lectins

Receptors, N-Acetylglucosamine has parent Lectins

Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins has parent Lectins

Lectins has parent Proteins

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